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Marine File Snake (Acrochordus granulatus)
Location: Johor, Malaysia
Toxicity: Non venomous
Temperament: Docile.
Also known as Little file snake, and little wart snake. It is completely aquatic and almost helpless on land.
Ts is also known as the little file snake because it is the smallest in the genus, reaching at maximum about 1 m, while the other two species (Acrochordus arafurae & Acrochordus javanicus) may be between 1.7–2.0 m long (Lillywhite, 1991).
Habitat: Permanently inhabits estuaries as well as coastal seas.
Range: India through Southeast Asia.
Marine File Snake (Acrochordus granulatus)
Location: Johor, Malaysia
Toxicity: Non venomous
Temperament: Docile.
Also known as Little file snake, and little wart snake. It is completely aquatic and almost helpless on land.
Ts is also known as the little file snake because it is the smallest in the genus, reaching at maximum about 1 m, while the other two species (Acrochordus arafurae & Acrochordus javanicus) may be between 1.7–2.0 m long (Lillywhite, 1991).
Habitat: Permanently inhabits estuaries as well as coastal seas.
Range: India through Southeast Asia.